On Sun, 2004-08-15 at 22:38, david wrote: > question: is there a command which will force a repair type operation > similar to the repair in xp where you hold all your files and just the > system, and hopefully the new hardware is found and loaded? Not sure if its like XP (I don't have it), but when you put the CD inside your CDROM drive, just type "linux rescue" then you can start fixing things Otherwise, try performing an upgrade install -- Colin Charles, byte@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.bytebot.net/ "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." -- Mohandas Gandhi